Feb 23 Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It was the Trumpiest of offers. A rally at one of the world's largest stadiums. A crowd of millions cheering him on. A love fest during an election year. President Donald Trump's packed two-day visit to India promises… Continue reading
Feb 23 Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43 By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight Sunday, amid concerns that clusters there as well as in Italy and South Korea could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. Continue reading
Feb 23 Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told a news conference that three children and four adults were killed in Turkey's Baskule district. Koca later updated the number of fatalities to nine and wrote on Twitter that 37 people were injured. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 10:09 India's immigrant crackdown leaves nearly 2 million in limbo By Hari Sreenivasan, Mori Rothman Immigration from Bangladesh into India's northeastern state of Assam has long been a contentious issue, often boiling over into violence. Last year the government declared nearly 2 million people there to be non-citizens in an effort that has been widely… Continue watching
Feb 22 Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, and the death toll in Iran climbed to six in the wake of a new virus that… Continue reading
Feb 22 At Trump's India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting there on Monday with President Donald Trump, whom he's promised millions of adoring fans. Continue reading
Feb 22 UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A United Nations report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties in a war that has raged for 18 years. Continue reading
Feb 22 South Sudan's rivals form unity government meant to end war By Maura Ajak, Associated Press South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time around. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: WHO warns of closing window to contain novel coronavirus In our news wrap Friday, the World Health Organization warns the window of opportunity to contain the international spread of novel coronavirus is closing. South Korea has become the latest front in the outbreak, with officials declaring a health emergency… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 6:33 What short-term deal between U.S., Taliban means for chances of Afghan peace A week-long “reduction in violence” between the U.S. and the Taliban represents a potential breakthrough for peace in Afghanistan. If it holds, the two sides will sign the first phase of a peace agreement that could pave the way to… Continue watching